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Between the controversy that Rockstar Games<\/a> has sparked with its upcoming GTA 6<\/a> release (one that sees digital download codes in “physical” copies<\/a> rather than discs) and Sony ending physical disc production<\/a> for new PlayStation games in 2028, it’s been one heck of a week.<\/p>\n

It’s not looking good for collectors or general fans of physical media, that’s for certain. On the one hand, we’ve got developers like Rockstar moving away from discs. On the other, there are even bigger companies like Sony<\/a> announcing that it’ll cut the production of new game discs for its consoles altogether in just a couple of years. Then, there’s Nintendo with its introduction of game-key cards on the Switch 2<\/a> \u2013 so, yeah.<\/p>\n

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